[RESOLVED] NVU will not run

[photolady]

I downloaded this program some time ago. After helping a member critique her webpage, I decided to try this program to see what it's like. I clicked on the download, extracted files to its own folder, went to that folder and clicked on the NVU.exe, afterward it said it installed, clicked on installed executable and ......nada, program never opened. Is there something that should be used with this program to make it work? What am I missing?

[jayclark]

I'm not familiar with NVU. But when you try to launch it. Is the service even running in task manager (happens sometimes but the GUI isn't drawn)? Try over at http://forum.nvudev.org/ I'm sure you'll get some help. The program doesn't require any extras to be install. So maybe a reinstall is worth a try? You said you downloaded it some time ago. Maybe a newer version is available.

[photolady]

Thanks Jay. Found my problem. Evidently it doesn't install in Program Files, it was located in my "My documents" folder, executing the NVU.exe worked this time. Now I have reading to do on the user manual.

[jayclark]

Glad you sorted out the problem. I gave website developing a try before. Got over whelmed with it all. Now I'm trying to learn how to design website graphics instead. Thats confusing also lol.

[photolady]

Well, I've built both. But prefer just building the sites, though I used Dreamweaver before and to me it was simple to use. I just don't have the lastest one and didn't think it would have all the newest plugins available (those that I could afford that is) so decided to give NVU a shot.

Building graphics is time consuming and tedious work, that I don't have time and patience for either now.

[jayclark]

Let me know what you think of NVU. My main trouble is I don't want to spend money on programs for designing since its more of a hobby. Like GIMP has turned out to be a good graphics program for free. Had a hard time finding a decent free HTML editor for beginners.

[photolady]

Have you ever tried 1st Page html editor? It's freeware. I have heard a lot of views on this and was told this one was good, but I've never used it.

http://www.evrsoft.com/download.shtml

And I may get time this week to try NVU as I'm on my first ever paid vacation.